The blinker is the most common oscillator in Conway's Game of Life.
The blinker is the most common oscillator in Conway's Game of Life.
The toad, the clock, and the beacon are the only two minpop-6 period-2 oscillators in Conway's Game of Life.
The pulsar is the most common period-3 oscillator in Conway's Game of Life.
The pentadecathlon is the smallest and most common period-15 oscillator in Conway's Game of Life.
Despite its period and its size, the clock is extremely rare, only appearing from one in every 103,453 soups. Meanwhile, the toad, with the same population and period, appears from every 21st soup.
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